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Definition of Barberry family
1. Noun. Shrubs or herbs.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Ranales, Order Ranunculales, Ranales, Ranunculales
Member holonyms: Berberis, Genus Berberis, Caulophyllum, Genus Caulophyllum, Epimedium, Genus Epimedium, Genus Mahonia, Mahonia, Genus Podophyllum, Podophyllum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barberry Family
Literary usage of Barberry family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... barberry family. Flowers perfect, a petal before each sepal, and a stamen
before each petal, anthers opening lengthwise or by a pair of valves like ..."
2. Blossom Hosts and Insect Guests: How the Heath Family, the Bluets, the by William Hamilton Gibson (1901)
"... A CLUSTER of barberry blossoms, probably the best known species of the Barberry
family, hide within their yellow cups a secret well worth learning. ..."
3. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"... OR barberry family. A small family of about 100 species of herbs and shrubs,
growing mostly in temperate regions. The leaves are simple or compound, ..."
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